John Lydon
Acting • Born 1956-01-31
Biography
John Joseph Lydon (born 31 January 1956), also known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead singer of the late-1970s British punk band the Sex Pistols, which lasted from 1975 until 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s. He is also the lead singer of post-punk band Public Image Ltd (PiL), which he founded and fronted from 1978 until 1993, and again since 2009. Lydon's outspoken persona, rebellious image and fashion style led to his being asked to become the singer of the Sex Pistols by their manager, Malcolm McLaren. With the Sex Pistols, he penned singles including "Anarchy in the U.K.," "God Save the Queen", "Pretty Vacant" and "Holidays in the Sun", the content of which precipitated what one commentator described as the "last and greatest outbreak of pop-based moral pandemonium" in Britain. The band scandalised much of the media, and Lydon was seen as a figurehead of the burgeoning punk movement. Because of their controversial lyrics and disrepute at the time, they are regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of popular music. [source: Wikipedia]
Filmography
93 credits
Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be an England
Movie • 2008
Self
Punk and Its Aftershocks
Movie • 1980
Self
The Filth and the Fury
Movie • 2000
Self
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
Movie • 1983
Self (archive footage)
The Independent
Movie • 2000
Baruce
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Movie • 1980
The Collaborator
Copkiller
Movie • 1983
Leo Smith
Sons of Norway
Movie • 2011
Johnny Rotten
Joy Division - Under Review
Movie • 2006
Himself
D.O.A.
Movie • 1981
Self
Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn
Movie • 1978
Self
The Punk Rock Movie
Movie • 1978
Self
Sex Pistols: Live in Winterland
Movie • 1996
Self - Vocals
Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan
Movie • 1996
Johnny Rotton
Johnny Rotten's Tour of London
Movie
Night Flight: Born Again
Movie • 2016
Self
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
Movie • 1998
Self - Host
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
Movie • 2014
Self
Punk's Not Dead
Movie • 2007
Self
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Acceleration Punk
Movie • 1977
Self
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
Movie
Self
Lennon or McCartney
Movie • 2014
Self
The Year Of Punk
Movie • 1978
The Public Image Is Rotten
Movie • 2017
Himself
Sex Pistols: The Filthy Lucre Tour - Live in Japan
Movie • 1996
Self - Vocals
Sex Pistols: Decade... A Look Back (Unlimited Supply)
Movie • 1989
Self
Sex Pistols: Buried Alive
Movie • 1988
Self
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Song to Song
Movie • 2017
John Lydon
Sex Pistols: The Whole Story
Movie • 2011
Self
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Movie • 2017
Self
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
Movie • 2013
John Lydon
Punk Britannia at the BBC
Movie • 2012
Self
Leftfield: A Final Hit
Movie • 2005
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
Movie • 2017
Self
25 Years of Punk
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
Movie • 2014
Self - Performer
Beware of Mr. Baker
Movie • 2012
Self
Super Duper Alice Cooper
Movie • 2014
Self (voice)
There Is a PiL in Heaven
Movie • 2012
Degeneration Punk
Movie • 1997
Dancing Barefoot
Movie • 1995
Self (archive footage)
Rebel Dread
Movie • 2022
Self
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Movie • 2002
Self - Vocals
Sex Pistols Live - Phoenix Festival
Movie
Sex Pistols - Anthems
Movie
Berlin Wall and the Sex Pistols
Movie • 1978
The Sex Pistols: Music Video Box Documentary
Movie • 2005
Public Image Ltd: Live at Enmore Theatre in Sydney
Movie • 2013
Sex Pistols - The Long Lost Videos
Movie
The Public Image Is Rotten: Songs From The Heart
Movie • 2018
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
Movie • 2006
Self
Public Image Ltd. : Videos
Movie • 1986
Public Image Limited – Live At Rockpalast 1983
Movie • 2012
Vocals
The Sex Pistols: In their own words
Movie • 2007
Self
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Movie • 2012
Self
Public Image Ltd. : Live in Japan '83
Movie • 1983
Himself
Anarchy Movie '85
Movie • 1985
Self
Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
Movie • 2009
Self
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols
Movie • 2013
Self - Vocals
Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy
Movie • 2016
Flip - Sorry
Movie • 2002
The Clash: Westway To The World
Movie • 1999
Malcolm McLaren: Artful Dodger
Movie
Self
sex pistols - 1978 live, san francisco
Movie
singer
Joy Division
Movie • 2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV • 2001
Self
Question Time
TV • 1979
Self - Panellist
70 Years of Youth Revolt
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage)
V Graham Norton
TV • 2002
Self
Where Are They Now?
TV • 1999
Self
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Self
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Jester
Fantasy World Cup
TV • 1998
Self
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
Punk Britannia
TV • 2012
Piers Morgan Uncensored
TV • 2022
Self
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV • 2018
Meat Sweats (voice)
Blood on the Turntable
TV • 2004
Punk
TV • 2019
Self
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
TV • 2002
Self
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self - Vocals
The London Weekend Show
TV
Self
Seven Ages of Rock
TV • 2007
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest/Musical Guest
Conan
TV • 2010
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self - Musical Guest